Younis~~ entry makes 350-club a baker~~s dozen

Bangalore: Pakistan captain Waqar Younis joined a select band of 12 others, who have completed 350 wickets in their Test careers, when he took the wicket of Ryan O Hinds in the second and final Test against West Indies at Sharjah.

Waqar made his Test debut at Karachi in 1989/90 against India. now batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar also made his debut in the same Test. Waqar is the third Pakistani player after Imran Khan and Wasim Akram to accomplish this feat. Among the Pakistanis he is the quickest reach this milestone in least number of Tests, while Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka is the quickest to reach the milestone of 350 wickets among all players and also holds the world record for taking 10 wickets in a match on most occasions. Kapil Dev of India distinguished himself by performing this feat in his 100th Test The late Malcolm Marshall of West Indies, among the 13 (350 plus wicket takers), has the best bowling average (20.95). While Courtney Walsh of West Indies tops the list for wicket aggregate, Dennis Lillee of Australia was the first player to reach the 350-wicket mark. Apart from the three Pakistanis, the elite list comprises three West Indians, three Australians, and one player each from India, New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka. The complete list of bowlers who have taken 350 or more wickets in their Test careers: